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General Certificate of Education (A-level)

June 2012

Mathematics MM05
(Specification 6360)
Mechanics 5

Mark Scheme
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Key to mark scheme abbreviations

M mark is for method

m or dM mark is dependent on one or more M marks and is for method
A mark is dependent on M or m marks and is for accuracy
B mark is independent of M or m marks and is for method and accuracy
E mark is for explanation
or ft or F follow through from previous incorrect result
CAO correct answer only
CSO correct solution only
AWFW anything which falls within
AWRT anything which rounds to
ACF any correct form
AG answer given
SC special case
OE or equivalent
A2,1 2 or 1 (or 0) accuracy marks
–x EE deduct x marks for each error
NMS no method shown
PI possibly implied
SCA substantially correct approach
c candidate
sf significant figure(s)
dp decimal place(s)

No Method Shown

Where the question specifically requires a particular method to be used, we must usually see evidence of use
of this method for any marks to be awarded.

Where the answer can be reasonably obtained without showing working and it is very unlikely that the
correct answer can be obtained by using an incorrect method, we must award full marks. However, the
obvious penalty to candidates showing no working is that incorrect answers, however close, earn no marks.

Where a question asks the candidate to state or write down a result, no method need be shown for full marks.

Where the permitted calculator has functions which reasonably allow the solution of the question directly,
the correct answer without working earns full marks, unless it is given to less than the degree of accuracy
accepted in the mark scheme, when it gains no marks.

Otherwise we require evidence of a correct method for any marks to be awarded.

 MM05 – June 2012

MM05
Q Solution Marks Total Comments
l
1(a) T  2π
g
0.5
T  2π M1
9.8
T = 1.42 s A1 2

1
(b) f 
T
f = 0.705 s–1 B1F 1
Total 3

2(a) A
T  0.4 g
T  0.2k M1 Both, accept use of λ and l
0.2 k  0.4 g A1
k  2g
P 0.2m A1F 3
k  19.6Nm 1

mg

(b) extension = 0.2  x B1

(i) mg  T  mx M1
0.4 g  19.6( x  0.2)  0.4 
x A1F ft stiffness
x  19.6 x
0.4 
x  49 x
 (h  49) A1F 4 ft stiffness

(ii) x   2 x
 SHM B1F 1 ft stiffness provided h  0
(constant < 0)

2π
(iii) T

2π
T M1
7
T  0.898 sec A1 2 AG

(iv) max v  a
= 0.1  7 M1
 0.7ms1 A1F 2 ft stiffness provided h < 0
Total 12

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 MM05 – June 2012

MM05 (cont)
Q Solution Marks Total Comments
3(a)

2a

a  x / 2

2a cos   a  x  / 2 M1
4a cos  a  x
x  4a cos  a A1

V  2  Wa cos  2  W 3a cos M1A1

2W  4a cos  a 
2

 M1
2a
V  8Wa cos   Wa  4cos   1
2
A1 6 AG

dv
(b)(i)  8Wa sin   Wa  2  4 cos   1   4 sin   M1A1
d

dv
 8Wa sin   2  4cos  M1 0
d
dv
0  2  4cos  0 M1 solvable form
d
π
 A1F 5 ft  in range
3

(ii) d2v
 8Wa sin  (4sin  )  M1
d 2 A1F
8Wa cos (2  4cos  )
π
 
3
2
dv 3 3 1
 8Wa 4  8Wa  0
d 2
2 2 2
 8Wa  3  24Wa  0

minimum  stable A1F 3 ft one slip

Total 14

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 MM05 – June 2012

MM05 (cont)
Q Solution Marks Total Comments
4(a) mx  4mn 2 x  2mkx M1A1
x  2kx  4n 2 x  0
 A1 3 AG

(b)(i) k n
p 2  2np  4n 2  0
 p  n
2
 3n 2  0 M1
p  n  n 3i A1
xe  nt
 Acos 3nt  B sin 3nt  A1F ft provided in correct form

t  0, x  a  a  A A1

x  e  nt (  3nA sin 3nt  3nB cos 3nt )

 ne  nt ( A cos 3nt  Bsin 3nt ) m1

t  0, x  0  0  3nB  nA
a  3a 
B=    A1F
3  3 

 3a 
x  e  nt  a cos 3nt  sin 3nt  A1F 7 AG
 3 

3
(ii) x  0, a cos 3nt  a sin 3nt  0 M1 Condone verification with t > 0
3
(e  nt  0)
tan 3nt   3 M1A1 3 AG

(c)(i) k  2n
p 2  4np  4n 2  0 M1
 p  2n 
2
0 M1
2 nt
xe ( A  Bt ) A1 3

(ii) critical damping A1F 1

Total 17

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 MM05 – June 2012

MM05 (cont)
Q Solution Marks Total Comments
5(a)(i) The only force acting on P is the tension,
which is radial B1 1

(ii)  
r 2  r r M1
 3aU A1 2

(b)(i) r  0 (so motion only transverse) B1

r 2 is constant M1 used

3aU = 4aV
3U
V = A1 3 AG
4

 2mg  2a 
2
  x2
(ii) Energy:   M1
 2l  2a
1
 mU 2 M1
2
1
 4mga  mU 2 A1 3
2

2
1 1  3U  2mg (3a ) 2
(iii) 4mga  mU 2  m    M1A1 ft wrong but dimensionally correct EPE
2 2  4  2a
1 9U 2
4 ga  U 2   9ag
2 32
7U 2
 5ag m1
32
160ag
U = A1F 4
7

(iv) O T P

T  m  acc n
2mg  3a
 m  acc n M1
a
acc n  6 g A1
along PO A1 3
Total 16

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 MM05 – June 2012

MM05 (cont)
Q Solution Marks Total Comments
dm
6(a)  km
dt
2 m0 dm T
 m0 m   0 k dt M1 set up and separate

ln m m   kt  0
2 m0 T
0
A1 integration
2m0
ln  kT M1 limits or constant
m0
1
T  ln 2 A1 4 AG
k

(b) mg t   m   m  v   v   mv M1A1

mg t  m v  v m   v m
dv dm
mg  m  v m1
dt dt
dv
mg  m  vkm
dt
dv
 g  kv A1 4 AG
dt

Alternative for (c):

g g  dv
(c) v    U  e  kt  g  kv
k k  dt
dv g  g  dv
dt
    U    ke  kt    U  ke  kt
k  k 
M1  g  kv   dt
1
 ln ( g  kv)  t  c M1
Subs: k
g   kt g  g   kt  1
 U e  g  k    U e  M1 t = 0, v = U: c   ln ( g  kU )
k  k  k   k
1  g  kv 
Completion A1 3 t   ln   M1
k  g  kU 
g  kv
e kt 
g  kU
g  kv  ( g  kU )e kt
g g 
v    U  e  kt A1
k k 

(d) at 2m0 , kt  ln 2
9.8  9.8  1
v   2  M1
0.7  0.7  2
v 8 A1 2
Total 13
TOTAL 75